Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 11:04:45 08/21/99
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On August 21, 1999 at 06:13:53, Rémi Coulom wrote: >Hi, > >I plan to buy new hardware soon, and I hesitate about buying a multiprocessor >motherboard. I would like to try parallel search algorithms for The Crazy Bishop >and I wonder if it possible to experiment them with multiple threads on a single >processor. From the little experience of parallel programming I have, I guess >that there are some problems that could arise when two threads are running on >two processors simultaneously that would not arise when they run in different >time slices on the same processor. I would like to know what more experienced >parallel searchers think. > >Thanks, > >Remi I'm wondering if you're hesitating about buying a multiprocessor mainboard because of the price! :-) or because you're unsure of how stable/safe they are. I've used an ASUS P2B-D for a year, and it's been great. If you wanted 4 processors instead of 2, maybe ask Bob and Bruce what they are using. Dave
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